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The term ‘recycled art’ is fairly new, but found object art has been around at least since Marcel Duchamp’s 1917 work ‘Fountain‘, which consisted simply of a used urinal. Artists have been salvaging materials from car parts to kitchen utensils for decades, for inclusion in sculptures, paintings, drawing, collages and other examples of ‘found art’. These 13 works of art incorporate reclaimed objects into everything from small sculptures to large-scale installations.

Examples of Intro Pages

Mind maps and brain storming

Such a valuable tool for getting as much thoughts and creativity onto a page. You don't need to have an idea straight away, you just need to write down everything related to the topic. Then will come the ideas because you've done this in detail.Remember, this is visual subject so you don't need to only write but draw, color, glue....Check out these examples..

Cardboard construction

Wire Art and Line

Trashion Hats Design Page

Trash Artist Research(You should choose an artist and one art work by them from one of the website or that has been mentioned in a Presentation over this unit.First ImpressionWhat attracted you to this work?Does it remind you of anything else you've seen (an object/an other artwork/an animal/ person/ culture/ place/ geological feature)?Does it make you feel a certain way? (happy, sad, lost, frightened, empowered..)DescriptionWhat do you see? Describe the shape, colors, objects used.Is it Flat or 3D? How big is the scale? How do you think it is put together? AnalysisColours: o which type of palette has the artist used: is it bright or dull, strong or weak? o are the colours mostly complementary, primary, secondary or tertiary?o Which colour(s) are used most in this artwork? o Which colour(s) are used least in this artwork?o Are the colours used different ways in different parts of the artwork? o Have the colours been applied flat, ‘straight from the tube’, or have different colours been mixed?Tones: o is there a use of light / shadow in this artwork? o where is the light coming from? where are the shadows? o Are the forms in the artwork realistically modelled (does it look 3D)?o is there a wide range of tonal contrast (very light highlights and very dark shadows) or is the tonal range quite narrow (ie mostly similar tones)?Use of media: o what medium has been used? (wood/cardboard/plastic/metal/mixture)o How has the artist used the medium – i.e. are the fixed together densely or sparse, does it look strong or weak? o Was it painted, drawn, sculpted quickly, or slowly and painstakingly? What makes you think this?Composition (organisation of shapes): o what type of shapes are used in this artwork (i.e. rounded, curved, straight-edged or geometric shapes/ organic)? o Is there a mixture of different types of shapes or are all the shapes similar? o Are some parts of the composition full of shapes and some parts empty, or are the shapes spread evenly across the artwork? o Are some shapes repeated or echoed in other parts of the artwork? o Does the whole composition look full of energy and movement, or does it look still and peaceful? How did the artist create this movement/stillness? o What is the center of interest in the composition?o How does the artist draw your attention to it?

Mood / Emotion: o What do you think the artist wanted you to feel when you look at this artwork? o What has he/she used to create a mood? (think about colour, shape, tone etc.) o How has he/she succeeded in creating this mood? (For example, strong vivid colours might be used to create a joyful or angry mood in an artwork, depending upon how the artist has used them). o Could the same mood have been created in a different way? How could you change this?

InterpretationNow write down your personal thoughts about what you think the work is about: there are no ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ answers here!o What do you think the artist is trying to say in this artwork? what does it mean? o What is the main theme or idea behind this piece?o If you were inside this artwork, what would you be feeling / thinking? o does the artwork have a narrative (tell a story)? is it a religious artwork?o is it abstract? is it realistic? Why?o How would you explain this artwork to someone else?

Hat construction Ideas

What is the theme? Can you easily see the theme? Could you make it clearer and how?How many different techniques have you used to make the hat?Are the techniques you have used to do with recycling?What is the finish like? Is it neatly put together? or could more time be put in?Have you used new and creative ideas?Have you taken risks? A large size? A strange materials? An unusual theme?If you can answer positively to these questions then you can consider your hat complete!